Local Sports

September 23, 2014

By

Amy Geer

Kaneâ€™s Chris Udovich scored one goal in each half of Monday afternoon's game in Smethport to lead his team to a 2-1 win over the Hubbers. The Hubbers tied the game at 1-1 in the second half but Udovich quickly put his team back in the lead and the visitors left town with the narrow win.
Wolves' coach Ernie Chamberlain felt his team controlled every aspect of the game.
"We outshot them," he said. "We kept the ball on their half for a great majority of the game. We just had trouble finding the back of the net."

September 23, 2014

The Kane Lady Wolves hosted the Smethport Lady Hubbers back on Sept. 10 and came away with an exciting 1-0 win in double overtime. The same two teams took to the field on Monday evening in the county seat and again played a nail-biter with ended in a scoreless tie.
Kane coach Robert Mosier said scoring opportunities were limited in the game as both defenses and goalkeepers played exceptionally well, leading to a scoreless game at halftime.

September 21, 2014

By

Amy Geer

The Kane Lady Wolves hosted the Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders on a rare Saturday soccer game. ECC Coach Kelli Brannock and her team controlled the game from beginning to end as the Lady Cruasaders led 5-0 at the half and went on to post an 11-0 victory.
From the opening whistle, most of the game was played on the half in front of Kane goalie Daria Huckabone. The Lady Wolvesâ€™ senior stopped a number of shots to keep the visitors off the scoreboard early, but with 26:14 left in the first half, ECC senior forward Julia Sweeney found the back of the net to give her team the lead.

September 20, 2014

By

Amy Geer

PORT ALLEGANY â€“ The Kane Wolvesâ€™ offense was clicking on all cylinders in last nightâ€™s game against the Port Allegany Gators on the road. The Wolves scored on each of their first half possessions on their way to posting a 42-6 win over the Gators.

September 18, 2014

The Kane Tornado Pony and Pee Wee teams traveled north last Saturday to take on the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines. The Kane Ponies rebounded from last weekâ€™s loss to Coudersport with a 6-0 win over the Wolverines. The Kane Pee Wees ran their winning streak to four with a convincing 18-0 win over the hosts.
Kaneâ€™s Harley Morris provided the only points in the pony game on a tough run into the end zone. The Tornado defense did the rest, preventing the Wolverines from crossing the goal line all game.

September 18, 2014

By

Joseph Bell

JOHNSONBURG â€“ Despite an early one-set deficit, the Johnsonburg Ramettes roared back Thursday night to take a 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19) win over visiting Kane.
"I think we need to build on this win," Johnsonburg head varsity volleyball coach Bill Shuey said following the win which pushes his team's record to 2-3. "We showed that we don't quit. Kane really had the momentum and were doing some good things but we were able to fight back. We kept fighting and we have to keep doing that as we move on.

September 17, 2014

By

Amy Geer

The Kane girlsâ€™ soccer team hosted an experienced West Forest Fires team on Wednesday and ended up on the short end of a 5-1 score. The Fire, who list 10 seniors and six juniors on their 26-player roster, scored their first goal less than two minutes after kickoff when striker Samantha Dubrawka found the back of the net.

September 17, 2014

By

Amy Geer

The Kane Wolves football team will travel to Port Allegany on Friday to take on the 0-3 Gators. Coach Justin Bienkowski has had a tough start to his inaugural season at the helm of the Gators. Each of the three teams that the Gators have played thus far have a 3-0 record.
The Gators lost 49-16 to Curwensville in week one of the 2014 season. Junior Jordan Seefeldt ran for two touchdowns against the Tide and completed eight of 17 passes for 51 yards. In the week two 39-0 loss to Elk County Catholic, the Gators finished with only 29 yards in total offense.

September 16, 2014

By

Amy Geer

The Kane Cross Country team lost to Elk County Catholic but defeated Brockway on the Wolves course on a beautiful, sunny afternoon on Tuesday. ECCâ€™s Drew Bille crossed the finish line in 17:29.36 to set the pace, followed by two Crusader teammates, Matthew Dippold (17:47.07) and Logan Hoffman (18:04.56). Kane sophomore Hunter Yasurek followed the trio, completing his home course in 18:50.84, followed by Brockwayâ€™s first runner, Dakota Lawton in 18:57.28.

September 16, 2014

By

Amy Geer

The Ridgway Lady Elkers won the first game of Tuesdayâ€™s volleyball match in Kane rather handily, 25-11. The rest of the match wasnâ€™t so easy as the two teams battled back and forth in a five set marathon before the visitors won by a score of 25-11, 23-25, 25-19, 22-25 and 15-13.